The Vet Reset: Recent Episodes
Katie Berlin
Join veterinarian, fitness instructor, and habits junkie Katie Berlin and her guests as they talk about how hitting "reset" on our lives and careers can lead to magic - and, for many of us, how prioritizing physical health can not only change our mental health and enable us to shape a career we love, but also teach us how to see ourselves in a new way and open doors we never thought possible.
Dr. Maggie Brown-Bury is an emergency veterinarian in Newfoundland in the midst of a big career transition - and she made the final decision to make that transition while on a long run.
Maggie and I chatted about her big plans, the challenges she's leaving and the ones she's facing, and how she fits training runs in around her ER schedule. We worked together this fall in preparation for a 10 mile race, which she totally crushed - thanks to being smart about resting when she needed rest, being flexible when life got nuts (she got married!), and not being all-or-nothing about training.
Maggie also loves food, books, puffins, semi-anonymous cheering, and the sea. She says she can't figure out how to be anyone but exactly who she is, and that seems like a pretty great deal to me.
I'll be taking a break over the holidays as I've got big changes on deck myself! Please reach out to me anytime:
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @thevetreset
Kelsey Beth Carpenter, also known as Vet Tech Kelsey, is known in veterinary circles for her original songs that showcase the humor, humanity, and sometimes horror (health certificates! NOOOO!) of vet med. In this conversation, you'll meet Kelsey in a new way. She talks candidly about the chronic illness and chronic pain she's been living with since last year, why she's learning to give herself the same grace she gives frightened pets, and how what we assume about other people, often unintentionally, can cause harm.
Find Kelsey on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube!
Find me, as always, on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @thevetreset or email me at thevetreset@gmail.com - I'd love to hear from you!
Rose Alaimo is a musician, a veterinarian, and one of those people who makes you feel like magic is possible. If you've ever felt like you were trying to fit in a space that wasn't made for you, trapped in a job you didn't think you were allowed to leave, or out of touch with the inner voice that used to know what it was you wanted out of life, Rose's story will find a foothold in your heart. She's listening to her inner voice these days, and it's led her to a place she always wanted to be but maybe never would have predicted she'd find.
The amazing song in the intro and outro of this episode is Elevate, the first track on Rose's album Grow. Find it and all of Rose's music at https://linktr.ee/rosealaimomusic
Follow her and send her a DM on Facebook and Twitter: @RoseAlaimoMusic
The book we discuss: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, by Elizabeth Gilbert
Reach me at:
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @thevetreset
Our guest from Episode 29, Dr. Amy Porto, straight-talker, dog mom, registered dietitian, professor, and intuitive eating counselor, is back - and this time we're tackling the complex phenomenon called "functional medicine." Katie's got her own story to tell, and Amy weighs in on some heavy issues surrounding this controversial, yet increasingly popular, piece of wellness culture.
Please let us know what you think about this discussion - it's a hot topic and we know there will be strong opinions!
Reach Amy at her website, www.amyporto.com, where you'll find information on her courses coming up this winter, including her wildly popular Empowered Eater Essentials - sign up for the waitlist at www.amyporto.com/eat - and on social media:
Facebook: Dr. Amy Porto, Registered Dietitian
Instagram: @dr.amyporto
Twitter: @DrAmyPorto
As always, reach me at:
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram/and now Twitter (God help me) @thevetreset
Dr. Audrey Hoffmann is a practice owner and veterinarian who cares fiercely for her team and patients - and she is just as fierce in the gym. She is a recent Pan American medalist in Olympic weightlifting, which she works on in her basement gym when she's not working on running her busy practice. Audrey makes space for both of her passions by giving herself grace, knowing her boundaries, and working with a coach who understands that her work life won't ever be predictable.
Audrey's realistic but serious approach to her business and her sport are inspiring, and it's easy to hear in her voice that she's confident in her body and grateful for what it can do. In a world full of messages telling us we need to be smaller, she is proud of her strength and isn't about to compromise it to fit in an arbitrary mold.
Follow Audrey on Instagram @ajoyfulvet to see her amazing lifts (and other adventures).
Don't forget to check out the Uncharted Veterinary Community and Conference at https://unchartedvet.com/ and @unchartedvet!
Reach out to me at:
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: @thevetreset
I heard Dr. Ross Palmer tell a story in a webinar about a dog named Griz, complete with video montage, and I knew I needed to meet him. Luckily, he's the kind of guy who answers emails from complete strangers AND gets up early to record with them at 7 AM before a day of teaching.
Ross and I fit a lot into this conversation, including his own health wake-up call and reset and why Griz and his owner continue to inspire him, not just in the exam room but in other areas of his life as well. Turns out we both have some compulsive tendencies, and he shares why sometimes life stressors that get in the way of achieving those big goals can actually be a gift.
I think everyone can take something away from this episode. For a start, try this exercise: take a blank notebook and fill the front with things you love and the back with things you don't - find out what Ross does with his toward the end of the conversation.
Some links to CE in REALLY cool places:
CSUVetCE - "Learn Well, Live Well"
International Veterinary Seminars
Find me at:
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: @thevetreset
I coach runners! If you're looking for accountability, hoping to learn to love running (or get that love back), or training for a big goal, send me a message!
April Tabor, CPT, CES (certified personal trainer and corrective exercise specialist), is a kick-ass personal trainer, a small business owner, and, most importantly, a loyal and passionate friend. She gave me a place to try my hand at group fitness instruction and a push to get that first certification, and I'll always be grateful she gave BollyX a chance in an area where no one even knew what it was.
April and I talk about her "reset" when she left accounting to open Omni Fitness, her studio here in central PA, and how it feels to leave the field you've done your formal schooling in and do what's in your heart. We also talk about how even though many women still shy away from strength training, especially heavy weights, there's no reason to - and every reason to dive in with the right training.
Enjoy this chat with April - sorry about the echo - and then, in the words of April's phone, "Go work out and meditate."
Reach April at www.omnifitness.club - if you're interested in joining her virtual workout group, send her a message there! It's still going strong even though the studio at Omni is open for business.
Reach me:
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram @thevetreset
Think you might be interested in a running coach? Send me a message!
This episode's guest is NOT a veterinary professional, but there are more than a few parallels between our lives in vet med and Dr. Amy Porto's work as a registered dietitian, professor, and certified intuitive eating counselor. Amy is also a dog mom, cycling instructor, bookworm, and otherwise multi-dimensional human who, like many of us, has seen her relationship to food, health, and body image change significantly over the course of her life.
I wanted to chat with Amy for two main reasons. When I first started this podcast, I had a list of guests I had in mind to invite, and she was one of them. I think it's important to know where to look for reliable, grounded information on nutrition, health, and wellness for humans, because even though we hate it when our clients slip into the clutches of pseudoscience and misinformation, I've noticed that we often (myself included) do it ourselves in these areas. The other reason is that my own relationship with food and body has evolved over my adult life, but this past year has forced me to take a hard, honest look at how I was seeing my own body and health and it's led me to people like Amy.
We talk about things like intuitive eating ("In a world without diet culture, intuitive eating would just be eating"), health at every size (HAES), and the war on obesity ("You're really talking about eradicating a group of people from the earth"). We mention quite a few resources, listed below. Please reach out if you have questions or would like to know more.
Amy's website: www.amyporto.com (Note her purpose statement: "Disrupting the mainstream diet, health, and fitness market with real science, a dash of humor, and a little bit of common sense.")
Amy also teaches a live course called Empowered Eater Essentials. You can get on the wait list at amyporto.com/eat
Books we mention or that are great places to go for more of this content:
The Joy of Movement by Kelly McGonigal
Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
A great podcast to check out:
Maintenance Phase
Find me, as always, at:
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: @thevetreset
And let me know if you'd like to chat about run coaching! Never try, never know!
This mini is a shout out to coaches everywhere and a reminder that we don't need to do hard things alone. We've talked about the value of coaching on the show before - Josh Vaisman is a big fan and discussed it in Episode 9 - and the more I learn, the more I think coaching is a life-changing tool that can't be overvalued. Coaches don't just tell you WHAT to do (a lot of times, we already know what to do or can look it up) - they help you through bumpy patches, provide accountability and experience to help you keep small setbacks and self-doubt from turning into big time bummers, and see things from an outside perspective that can sometimes change everything.
Running coaches do this for ALL levels of runners, from couch to 5K first-timers to people who are running at the highest level. I'm a certified RRCA running coach and certified personal trainer and would love to help you learn to run, improve your running, or find joy in it where you aren't seeing that right now. Hit me up via email or on social if you're interested in a consultation or if you've got questions for me. I'd love to hear what your goals are!
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: @thevetreset
You probably already know Dr. Lauren Smith - through her brand The Vetitude, she talks about communication, empathy, and the intersection of the client and vet team experience, and she also does a whole lot of keeping it real. She's not afraid to voice an unpopular opinion, and when she does, it's always worth a listen, because it's undoubtedly going to teach you something important about yourself or about other people.
In this conversation, Lauren drops serious wisdom about some of the more difficult aspects of client communication - and of being an extroverted introvert in a profession where you talk to people all day. We talk about loneliness, which is a big part of life for many of us in vet med in general, but which looms large for much of the planet during this COVID era. (Did you know the UK AND Japan both have appointed "Ministers of Loneliness" in the past few years? It's a real job.)
But I am most grateful that Lauren, a lifelong runner, took this opportunity to open up and talk with me about some subjects we don't discuss enough in vet med: weight stigma, body image, and diet culture. There's actually a lot that traditional vet med culture and diet culture have in common, and we both think it's worth working hard to shift those cultures to a place where toxicity is the exception, not the accepted norm, and where inclusion and empathy are the basis for everything that comes next.
Find Lauren:
Email: Lauren@thevetitude.com
Facebook/Instagram: @thevetitude
Find me:
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: @thevetreset
Dr. Alissa Edoff and I connected on so many levels - she's an acupuncturist, rehab vet, teacher, and business owner who wasn't finding the "standard" route in vet med to be a good fit, so she made her own way. She is also, I would imagine, never bored, as she has a love for life and the outdoors that keeps her as busy as her work life does.
We talk about a LOT in this conversation, from beekeeping to bodybuilding; fair warning, we do also discuss food, body image, and Alissa's journey to sobriety.
Please reach out! I'd love to hear from you about anything - your thoughts, what you're liking or not liking, and guests you'd like to see in your feed.
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook and Instagram: @thevetreset
It's hard to name an area of veterinary medicine that Dr. Quincy Hawley hasn't been involved in - from organized vet med to corporate practice to a full time focus on wellness, coaching, and diversity and inclusion, he's definitely a mover and shaker. It's a longer conversation but it's well worth the listen, as I'm not sure anyone could come away from hearing Quincy talk and not feel motivated - or MotiVETed, as the case may be.
My biggest takeaway from this conversation? Change on a systemic level takes time - sometimes LOTS of time - and while it's worth fighting for, as Quincy says, you can decide to change yourself TODAY. So... what will you decide?
Find Quincy, along with CE courses, blogs and videos, coaching, and lots more at GetMotiVETed.com - you can also catch him on video at Vet Candy.
Send me a message! I'd love to hear from you. And I'm grateful for your shares, ratings, and reviews as we try to grow and evolve.
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook and Instagram: @thevetreset
Dr. Marci Kirk is Assistant Director for Recent Graduate Initiatives at the AVMA, co-host of the podcast My Veterinary Life, and an avid runner who is missing her race-vacations to Disney while everything is still shut down due to COVID-19. In this episode, we bond over the ways vet med can lift you up or break your heart - just like running. But just like running, vet med doesn't have to look the same for everyone (in fact, that's impossible) and setbacks can just be the grounds for a great comeback that lets us use our skills in ways that make us happy and help us do good.
Marci and I talk about so much stuff in this conversation, from board complaints to the reality of working from home, and the fine line between habit and obsession - we could have talked all day.
You can find information on the early career development committee here.
And the nomination form can be found on this page.
Our favorite running clothes company, Oiselle, that we are usually wearing even when we aren't running - look for sales!
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I'm taking a short break for the next couple of weeks, but have some more episodes coming to you soon! In this mini, I talk about how what I had in mind for this podcast isn't exactly what it's turned into - and that's amazing.
Reach out!
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In this episode, I tell Alec Failor my first impression of him was, "This guy is special." It's the truth, and I hope you think so too after listening to our conversation.
Alec is a fellow podcaster (with Dr. Tracy Sands) at Vet Med After Hours, and he's the practice manager, client care specialist lead, and team wellness coach at Healing Paws Veterinary Care in Carlisle, PA.
I am a big Alec Failor fan and am so grateful he found time to have this conversation with me - about everything from plant-based eating and disc golf to Red Dragon days and the low point in his life that led to his amazing outlook and leadership philosophy.
Vet Med After Hours podcast
Healing Paws Veterinary Care - they're hiring!
Reach out!
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: @thevetreset
I loved getting to know Dr. Jennifer Quammen during this conversation - she experiences vet med from a lot of different angles, which gives her a unique ability to relate to others in the field. Along with being a practicing vet, she and her partner run Veterinarian Coaching to help vets thrive and grow both in practice and beyond. Jen is also involved in organized veterinary medicine through the KVMA and is Chief Veterinary Officer at TeleVet.
It's hard to believe she has any free time, but she is also an athlete (kettlebells are her jam) and makes time to relax and allow herself to be. In this hour, we talk about boundaries (just because you can doesn't mean you should!), similarities between ultrarunners and veterinarians (high performers abound), and how intellectual diversity can benefit vet med.
If you haven't met Jen yet, take some time to listen. She's engaging and funny and relatable - and wise.
Learn more about Jen and Ryan at veterinariancoaching.com and check out what Jen is working on with the folks at TeleVet at https://televet.com/
Reach out!
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/IG: @thevetreset
This week I'm raving about a book I just read, Bravey by Alexi Pappas, and saved a quote to talk about. If, like me, you're sometimes overwhelmed by mixed messages (like "you are enough" next to "winners don't make excuses"), remember that encouragement can look different on different days... and that two forms of encouragement can coexist without contradicting each other.
Check out this incredible book (also available on Amazon of course) and let me know what you take away.
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TikTok: NOPE - I DO NOT GET IT
If you've spent any time online in the veterinary space, you've probably already "met" Dr. Cherie Buisson; you may know her as A Happy Vet. She's a writer, speaker, and practicing veterinarian, the owner of Helping Hands Pet Hospice in Largo, FL. Her articles are featured on DrAndyRoark.com and other sites. She's certified in Hospice and Palliative Care, Low Stress Handling (TM) Silver, and QPR Suicide Prevention.
In her own words, Cherie is "a recovering perfectionist, bookworm, cyclist, and living proof that being a nerd isn’t all that bad." She is a pretty cool nerd, if you ask me, and one with a LOT of great insights to share - she knows what it's like to have to look your own limitations and potential right in the face and decide for yourself which path to follow.
Find Cherie at A Happy Vet, Instagram and Facebook @ahappyvet, and on Twitter @imahappyvet.
Don't forget - if you need help, empathy, or just a group of people who understand, visit the Not One More Vet website or join the NOMV or NOMV-SS (support staff) Facebook groups. You can also get a free month of online counseling at BetterHelp by going to https://www.betterhelp.com/nomv/
Find me:
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram @thevetreset
The desire to lose weight has become kind of a taboo subject. We apologize for it constantly and immediately name other reasons we want to try to eat differently/work out more/change our habits.
It's OK to want to lose weight, and it's OK to say it out loud. What's NOT OK is being fed the message, almost from birth, that weight = worth - and that you don't deserve to be treated well whether or not you are objectively "thin enough."
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: @thevetreset
I met Bruce Francke, DVM, at the first Uncharted Veterinary Conference, and since then we've shared a lot of amazing conversations about life, love, and running. Bruce is a self-described jovial person who just wants to make sure everyone around him is happy, sometimes to the detriment of his own comfort. He shares a dark reset moment and how he copes now with the stress of running a practice, taking care of his family and team, and keeping his own brain running on "jovial."
*Warning: We discuss suicide on this episode.
Find out more about the Uncharted Veterinary Community at unchartedvet.com
Reach me at:
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: @thevetreset
I've been walking a TON lately and it's been saving my sanity. Walking is underrated in my opinion, and it's often treated like a consolation prize or "exercise lite." True, it's not a sweaty fast workout but it's really, really good for us - mentally and physically. Plus, it's a great excuse to plow through podcasts and audiobooks. Check out some recommendations I've loved recently toward the end.
Also, full length episode will be released on Friday morning this week instead of Thursday, and on Fridays in the future!
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram @thevetreset
Dr. Erika Cartwright is a veterinarian, practice owner, CrossFit athlete, and mom, and she gets it all done by knowing her strengths (including her literal strength! She's a beast in the gym!) and where she needs to delegate. She talks candidly about setting boundaries and how she balances her love for her profession with her need to maintain an identity outside the clinic - including how her community at CrossFit shields her from feeling like she needs to hand out vet advice when people find out what she does.
Reach out to me anytime, and please subscribe, share, rate, and review!
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: @thevetreset
Website (more coming soon): www.thevetreset.net
It's OK not to be "on call" for friends and family all the time. I've been accosted for advice on runs, at the gym, and at restaurants when clients recognized me or when people at the table found out what I do. Sometimes it's easy to answer a question and other times the annoyance is overwhelming.
We are not bad people for feeling this way. You can love your job and not let it define every moment of your life. It's OK to say something like, "I'm really trying to separate my work life from what I'm doing for fun. My brain just needs a break."
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook and Instagram: @thevetreset
To meet Sonja Olson, DVM, is to feel like you have someone cheering for you while you do difficult things. She is a former emergency clinician and now has a very cool position as Clinician Health and Well-Being Trainer at BluePearl Veterinary Partners, which she is helping to create and refine as she goes. Sonja has also been a group fitness instructor since her days in the ER, and we talk about how those seemingly totally unrelated jobs overlapped and continue to do so now in her work with the people of vet med.
Sonja has a book coming out in 2021 and it's sure to be incredible if it has even a fraction of the passion she brings to everything else she does. I'll be sure to post a link when you can get a copy!
As always, please subscribe, rate, and review to get the word out about the podcast, and share with friends and colleagues whether in vet med or beyond. And please reach out to me with stories, feedback, and guests or topics you'd like to see show up in the feed. I'd love to hear from you!
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
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Website: www.thevetreset.net
Trying to start a new habit and missed the January 1 start date? I'm so there with you. But any day is a good day for a reset.
Find me! Message me!
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
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Dr. Erin MacDonald is a veterinarian from Prince Edward Island, which essentially means that we would never have met if not for the Uncharted Veterinary Community. Erin is smart, humble, kind, and very, very strong, and she shares how she's staying moving and motivated during COVID-19 and some significant personal challenges of her own. She talks candidly about those challenges, as well as about FaceTiming rabbits, something called ringette, and why team sports are a little different now than when we were kids.
WARNING: we discuss pregnancy loss in this episode.
Find Erin on Instagram @redislevet
Check out where we met - the Uncharted Veterinary Community
Reach out to me on Facebook and Instagram @thevetreset, or send me an email at thevetreset@gmail.com - I'd love to hear from you!
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Remember: big changes can happen one small change at a time.
If you've got goals for the new year (or for any time you feel like a reset), "Walk 30 mins at 5:30 AM Monday, Wednesday, Friday" written in your calendar will probably be a lot more likely to happen than a nebulous "Do 30 mins of exercise three times a week."
If you are interested in how small changes can lead to big things, check out the book Atomic Habits by James Clear.
Please reach out! And, as always, sharing, subscribing, and leaving ratings and reviews are insanely appreciated.
Email: thevetreset@gmail.com
Facebook/Instagram: @thevetreset
Website: www.thevetreset.net
I'm bringing this episode out a little early because I just couldn't think of a better way to ring in 2021 than by hanging out with Josh Vaisman, CCFP, MAPPCP. Josh has seen veterinary medicine from multiple angles, and now with his company, Flourish Veterinary Consulting, he is making it a better place for its humans. He shares his reset moment (it's a good one), and we talk about resilience, culture, "boundary charters" (trust me, you're going to love this idea), and why even the most accomplished and driven people can benefit from coaching.
You can visit Josh on Facebook @flourishveterinaryconsulting and at Flourish Veterinary Consulting.
Other links to references made in this episode:
Zach Mercurio
A cool article about ultradian rhythms
Some background on positive psychology
As always, find me on Facebook and Instagram @thevetreset, and email me at thevetreset@gmail.com - I'd love to hear from you! Please hit "subscribe" so you don't miss anything, and leave a rating or review!
This time of year, workplaces everywhere are buzzing with old holiday favorites: guilt, shame, and social self-flagellation over eating extra cookies or missing another workout. It's nice to know we aren't alone, but is that really the way we need to bond? I'm encouraging you to give yourself the benefit of the doubt - you're a good person, whether you ate stuffing and gravy for breakfast or not - and also to try a positive conversation opener about food, movement, rest/relaxation, or body image at work this week. You can't change what others do or say, but you can definitely change the way a conversation leans.
Reach out! I'd love it!
Email - thevetreset@gmail.com
FB/Instagram - @thevetreset
Website (working on it!) - www.TheVetReset.net
Dr. Bree Montana is one of those people who seems to be in constant motion, even if they're sitting in a chair. Bree and I talk about everything from her incredible work with the VIN Foundation and Vets4Vets, to the healing magic of horses, the benefits of doing something you're bad at, why she thinks paying for her entire team to go to CrossFit is actually making her practice more profitable, and how finding yourself in the role of caretaker for someone you love makes taking time for yourself even more important.
You'll absolutely love Bree's energy and heart. See below for her full bio!
For access to Vets4Vets, the Thrive in Five page, the Student Debt Center, and so much more, visit the VIN Foundation page at https://vinfoundation.org/ and you can send Bree a message at bree@vinfoundation.org if you want to give her something to read with her morning coffee.
Reach out to me with your stories, requests, feedback, whatever! I'm @thevetreset on Facebook and Instagram and you can email me at thevetreset@gmail.com - please leave a rating and review if you like what you hear, and share with your friends and colleagues.
Bree Montana, DVM, CCFP is a small animal practitioner and owner of the Agate Bay Animal Hospital and Dog Gone Crazy boarding/training facilities in North Lake Tahoe, CA. Following the completion of a B.S. in Biology at the University of Cincinnati's McMicken College, Dr. Montana graduated from the Ohio State University's College of Veterinary Medicine with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 1992. A past member of the external advisory and admissions committees for UC Davis' College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Montana also served as a working member of the VIN Foundation Board.
In 2010, Dr. Montana helped to create the VIN Foundation's innovative Vets4Vets(R) program, a confidential support group providing critical emotional care to veterinarians struggling with all forms of stress/addiction/mental health issues. The program is international and free for all veterinarians and veterinary students.
Working with struggling veterinarians each year, Dr. Montana has gained insight into the habits, choices, and supportive modalities that build resilience and confidence in veterinarians at every stage of their career. Learning to balance the life of a rural solo practitioner, mom, wife, husky wrangler and aspiring dressage queen while coordinating the Vets4Vets(R) program has allowed Dr. Montana to become an expert at thinking outside of the box when advising veterinarians who feel stuck in their careers and personal lives.
Dr. Montana enjoys lecturing on topics at the intersection of personal and professional life balance, including strategies for a healthy mentoring relationship, job seekers' success techniques, and effective communication in the workplace.
Just a little preview of what's coming in the next two weeks - and a reminder that you do NOT have to earn the right to eat delicious food at the holidays. How many burpees does it take to burn off that Christmas cookie? Who the heck cares? Food is more than calories - it's warmth, love, nostalgia, and joy.
Find me on Facebook and Instagram @thevetreset or send me an email at thevetreset@gmail.com - please rate, review, subscribe, and share!
I'm two weeks out from my back surgery and feeling great - and not allowed to do almost anything for another month, minimum. So I'm looking at the long game, like we all have to these days, and aiming to get to at least intermediate level in injury rehab.
What new "sport" can you take up this winter?
Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries by Carrie Jackson Cheadle and Cindy Kuzma
The Injured Athletes Club Podcast
Message me! thevetreset@gmail.com
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This episode's guest is Amanda Doran, DVM, CHPV, and she's a delight to be around. Amanda is a cyclist and power lifter currently recovering from surgery, and we've bonded over our love for movement and our frustration at having to press pause on doing what we love. But Amanda is also an incredible source of positive energy - combined with a little bit of magic. We talk about therapy, resilience, what it's like to do in-home euthanasia in the time of COVID, and more.
Find Amanda on Instagram @dr_amanda_doran, on Facebook @dramandadoran, and on her website at https://dramandadoran.com/ and you can reach her at dramandadoran@gmail.com
Got a reset story to share, have a guest you want to hear from, or need help figuring out how to prioritize physical health and wellness? Reach out to me on Instagram or Facebook @thevetreset or by email at thevetreset@gmail.com - I'd love to hear from you!
I'm having surgery tomorrow, and it feels like the millionth reset button I've hit this year - most of them not by choice. But whether you mean to hit reset or it gets hit for you, it's harnessing the power of the reset that can change everything that comes after.
SO MANY incredible people coming up in this feed - don't miss out. Please subscribe, share, rate and review, and hit me up with your stories on Facebook and Instagram @thevetreset or at thevetreset@gmail.com!
Our first official episode features Phil Richmond, DVM, CAPP, CRT, CHC-BCS, CCFP (Certified in Applied Positive Psychology, Certified Resilience Trainer, Certified Health and Wellness Coach - Behavior Change Specialist, Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional, Certified QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Instructor, and Chair of the FVMA Professional Wellness and Wellbeing Committee). Phil and I were introduced through the Uncharted Veterinary Community when he posted about his love for functional strength and fitness, and then we almost immediately found out we had another mutual connection and seemed destined to know each other. We chat about a lot of topics that will come up over and over in future conversations including positive psychology, habit science, impostor syndrome, and more.
Some links Phil sent over:
The Flourishing Center https://theflourishingcenter.com
PositivePsychology.com’s blogs/articles https://positivepsychology.com/blog/ EdX/Berkeley’s Science of Happiness Course (free) https://www.edx.org/course/the-science-of-happiness-3 Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center In Action (positive psychology interventions) https://ggia.berkeley.edu Professional Quality of Life Measure: https://www.proqol.org/
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